Uzbekistan at the 2026 World Cup – Squad, Stats, Fixtures & History
| FIFA Ranking | 52 |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Manager | Fabio Cannavaro |
| Captain | Eldor Shomurodov |
| Nickname | White Wolves |
| World Cup Titles | 0 |
| World Cup Appearances | 1 |
| Best Finish | Debut (2026) |
| 2022 World Cup | Did not qualify |
| 2026 Group | Group K (Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo) |
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Qualifying & history
Complete statistical breakdown from Uzbekistan's AFC qualifying campaign and all-time World Cup history.
Qualifying campaign — detailed breakdown
| Final Position | Qualified |
| Record | W10 D5 L1 |
| Goals Scored | 27 (1.69/match) |
| Goals Conceded | 11 (0.69/match) |
| Goal Difference | +16 |
| Clean Sheets | 10 (62.5%) |
| Failed to Score | 3 matches (18.8%) |
| Biggest Win | 3-0 (H) / 1-3 (A) |
| Biggest Loss | — |
| Win Rate | 62.5% |
| Home Record | W6 D2 L0 (8 games) |
| Away Record | W4 D3 L1 (8 games) |
| Top Scorer | A. Fayzullaev (4 goals) |
| Top Assister | S. Nasrullayev (2 assists) |
| Most Carded | R. Ashurmatov (3 yellow) |
| Managers Used | Fabio Cannavaro |
Standard stats — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Aliqulov | D | 26 | 12 | 11 | 1010 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 |
| U. Yusupov | G | 34 | 16 | 16 | 900 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| O. Hamrobekov | M | 29 | 16 | 16 | 886 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Masharipov | M | 32 | 14 | 13 | 749 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.24 |
| K. Alijonov | D | 28 | 12 | 10 | 745 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| E. Shomurodov | F | 30 | 15 | 15 | 737 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.37 |
| A. Fayzullaev | F | 22 | 16 | 8 | 722 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.63 |
| A. Khusanov | D | 21 | 14 | 12 | 720 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| O. Shukurov | M | 29 | 14 | 14 | 663 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.27 |
| S. Nasrullayev | D | 27 | 11 | 9 | 630 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.29 |
| R. Ashurmatov | D | 29 | 12 | 11 | 525 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| U. Eshmurodov | D | 33 | 8 | 8 | 353 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| F. Sayfiyev | D | 34 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Abdullayev | M | 28 | 8 | 3 | 265 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Turg'unboyev | F | 31 | 9 | 7 | 249 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| A. Mozgovoy | M | 26 | 5 | 2 | 201 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| O. O'runov | A | 25 | 9 | 7 | 181 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 |
| B. Abdukholikov | A | 28 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.63 |
| H. Erkinov | A | 24 | 10 | 2 | 128 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.71 |
| J. Iskanderov | M | 32 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Abdurauf Bo'riyev | M | 23 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ruslanbek Jiyanov | A | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| I. Yuldoshev | D | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Z. Abdurahmatov | M | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Amonov | A | 28 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 222 | 164 | 10292 | 114.4 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 1 | — | ||
Updated from qualifying campaign data
Shooting stats — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | Sh/90 | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Fayzullaev | F | 22 | 8.0 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 40.0% | 2.50 | 0.20 | 0.50 |
| E. Shomurodov | F | 30 | 8.2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 42.9% | 2.56 | 0.10 | 0.22 |
| H. Aliqulov | D | 26 | 11.2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.40 |
| J. Masharipov | M | 32 | 8.3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 50.0% | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| K. Alijonov | D | 28 | 8.3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
| O. Shukurov | M | 29 | 7.4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 1.22 | 0.11 | 0.25 |
| A. Turg'unboyev | F | 31 | 2.8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% | 2.14 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| O. O'runov | A | 25 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 2.50 | 0.20 | 0.33 |
| H. Erkinov | A | 24 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.71 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| I. Sergeev | A | 32 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| O. Hamrobekov | M | 29 | 9.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.41 | 0.00 | — |
| R. Ashurmatov | D | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| A. Khusanov | D | 21 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| S. Nasrullayev | D | 27 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.43 | 0.00 | — |
| A. Abdullayev | M | 28 | 2.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| B. Abdukholikov | A | 28 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.88 | 0.00 | — |
| A. Mozgovoy | M | 26 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| U. Eshmurodov | D | 33 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.26 | 0.00 | — |
| F. Sayfiyev | D | 34 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.30 | 0.00 | — |
| Ruslanbek Jiyanov | A | 24 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.50 | 0.00 | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 114.4 | 15 | 114 | 48 | 42.1% | — | — | — | ||
Goalkeeping stats — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | GA | GA90 | SoTA | Saves | Save% | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Yusupov | 34 | 16 | 16 | 900 | 10.0 | 7 | 0.70 | — | 30 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 16 | 16 | 900 | 10.0 | 7 | 0.70 | — | 30 | — | — | — | |
Playing time — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Min | Min% | Starts | Subs | Complete 90s | PPM | On-Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Aliqulov | D | 26 | 12 | 1010 | 9.8% | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
| U. Yusupov | G | 34 | 16 | 900 | 8.7% | 16 | 0 | — | — | — |
| O. Hamrobekov | M | 29 | 16 | 886 | 8.6% | 16 | 0 | — | — | — |
| J. Masharipov | M | 32 | 14 | 749 | 7.3% | 13 | 1 | — | — | — |
| K. Alijonov | D | 28 | 12 | 745 | 7.2% | 10 | 2 | — | — | — |
| E. Shomurodov | F | 30 | 15 | 737 | 7.2% | 15 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Fayzullaev | F | 22 | 16 | 722 | 7.0% | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| A. Khusanov | D | 21 | 14 | 720 | 7.0% | 12 | 2 | — | — | — |
| O. Shukurov | M | 29 | 14 | 663 | 6.4% | 14 | 0 | — | — | — |
| S. Nasrullayev | D | 27 | 11 | 630 | 6.1% | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| R. Ashurmatov | D | 29 | 12 | 525 | 5.1% | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
| U. Eshmurodov | D | 33 | 8 | 353 | 3.4% | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| F. Sayfiyev | D | 34 | 0 | 301 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Abdullayev | M | 28 | 8 | 265 | 2.6% | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
| A. Turg'unboyev | F | 31 | 9 | 249 | 2.4% | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| A. Mozgovoy | M | 26 | 5 | 201 | 2.0% | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| O. O'runov | A | 25 | 9 | 181 | 1.8% | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| B. Abdukholikov | A | 28 | 0 | 140 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| H. Erkinov | A | 24 | 10 | 128 | 1.2% | 2 | 8 | — | — | — |
| J. Iskanderov | M | 32 | 4 | 53 | 0.5% | 0 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Abdurauf Bo'riyev | M | 23 | 3 | 39 | 0.4% | 0 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ruslanbek Jiyanov | A | 24 | 2 | 36 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| I. Yuldoshev | D | 24 | 1 | 33 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Z. Abdurahmatov | M | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Amonov | A | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 | — | — | — |
PPM = Points per match when player was on the pitch.
Discipline & miscellaneous — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Off | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Masharipov | M | 32 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — |
| R. Ashurmatov | D | 29 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
| F. Sayfiyev | D | 34 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
| O. Hamrobekov | M | 29 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — |
| S. Nasrullayev | D | 27 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| H. Aliqulov | D | 26 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| E. Shomurodov | F | 30 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| A. Fayzullaev | F | 22 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — |
| A. Khusanov | D | 21 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| O. Shukurov | M | 29 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — |
| A. Mozgovoy | M | 26 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| B. Abdukholikov | A | 28 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| H. Erkinov | A | 24 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ruslanbek Jiyanov | A | 24 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| U. Yusupov | G | 34 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| K. Alijonov | D | 28 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — |
| U. Eshmurodov | D | 33 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Abdullayev | M | 28 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Turg'unboyev | F | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| O. O'runov | A | 25 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| J. Iskanderov | M | 32 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Abdurauf Bo'riyev | M | 23 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| I. Yuldoshev | D | 24 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Z. Abdurahmatov | M | 22 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Amonov | A | 28 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 114.4 | 22 | 1 | 109 | 85 | — | — | — | ||
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Off = Offsides · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
Scores & fixtures — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Date | MD | Venue | Opponent | Result | GF | GA | Formation | Captain | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2023 | 1 | Away | Turkmenistan | W | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 2 | Home | Iran | D | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 3 | Away | Hong Kong | W | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 4 | Home | Hong Kong | W | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 5 | Home | Turkmenistan | W | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 6 | Away | Iran | D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 7 | Home | North Korea | W | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 8 | Away | Kyrgyzstan | W | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 9 | Home | Iran | D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 10 | Home | United Arab Emirates | W | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 11 | Away | Qatar | L | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 12 | Away | North Korea | W | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 13 | Home | Kyrgyzstan | W | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 14 | Away | Iran | D | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 15 | Away | United Arab Emirates | D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 16 | Home | Qatar | W | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
Qualifying record: AFC 3rd Round — Group A 3rd place (via playoff)
Formation usage — 2024–2026
| Formation | Times Used | W | D | L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4-3 | 4 | — | — | — | 25.0% |
| 3-4-2-1 | 4 | — | — | — | 25.0% |
| 5-3-2 | 3 | — | — | — | 18.8% |
| 4-2-3-1 | 2 | — | — | — | 12.5% |
| 5-4-1 | 2 | — | — | — | 12.5% |
| 3-1-4-2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.3% |
Primary formation: 3-4-3 (used in 25.0% of qualifying matches)
All-time World Cup record
🎉 Uzbekistan will make their World Cup debut in 2026!
This will be their first appearance in the competition's 96-year history. Their journey begins on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 against Colombia at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City.
Head-to-head vs Group K opponents
vs Portugal
1
Total
0
Uzbekistan W
0
Draws
1
Portugal W
Last meeting: Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan · June 2026
vs Colombia
1
Total
0
Uzbekistan W
0
Draws
1
Colombia W
Last meeting: Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia · June 2026
vs DR Congo
1
Total
0
Uzbekistan W
1
Draws
0
DR Congo W
Last meeting: Congo DR 0-0 Uzbekistan · June 2026
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